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THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF<br/>
<span class=large>JOHN</span>
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CHAPTER 3
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Sons of God shall become like Christ—Love for the brethren required to gain eternal life—Obedience assures us an answer to our prayers.
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Behold,</span> what manner of <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/1a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG God, Love of.">love</a> the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/1b" mark="b" type="Q" title="GR children, people; Isa. 56: 5.">sons</a> of God: therefore the <sup>c</sup><a href="1_jn/3/1c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG World.">world</a> knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
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Beloved, now are we the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/2a" mark="a" type="R" title="GR children, people; TG Sons and Daughters of God.">sons</a> of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/2b" mark="b" type="C" title="Col. 3: 4; TG God, Body of - Corporeal Nature.">appear</a>, we shall be <sup>c</sup><a href="1_jn/3/2c" mark="c" type="C" title="Alma 5: 19 (14, 19); Moro. 7: 48 (47-48); TG Eternal Life; TG Man, Potential to Become Like Heavenly Father; TG Resurrection.">like</a> him; for we shall <sup>d</sup><a href="1_jn/3/2d" mark="d" type="C" title="Job 19: 26 (25-27); TG God, Privilege of Seeing.">see</a> him as he is.
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And every man that hath this <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/3a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Hope; TG Motivations.">hope</a> in him <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/3b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Chastity; TG Purification; TG Purity.">purifieth</a> himself, even as he is <sup>c</sup><a href="1_jn/3/3c" mark="c" type="A" title="2 Cor. 5: 21; 1 Pet. 1: 16 (15-19); 2 Ne. 31: 5 (5-7).">pure</a>.
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Whosoever committeth sin <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/4a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Transgression.">transgresseth</a> also the law: for <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/4b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Sin.">sin</a> is the transgression of the law.
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And ye know that he was manifested to take away our <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/5a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Forgiveness; TG Jesus Christ, Atonement through; TG Jesus Christ, Redeemer.">sins</a>; and in him is no sin.
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Whosoever abideth in him <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/6a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Sin.">sinneth</a> not: <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/6b" mark="b" type="H" title="JST 1 Jn. 3: 6  . . .  whosoever continueth in sin hath not seen  . . .">whosoever</a> sinneth hath not seen him, neither <sup>c</sup><a href="1_jn/3/6c" mark="c" type="A" title="1 Jn. 2: 4.">known</a> him.
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Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
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He that <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/8a" mark="a" type="H" title="JST 1 Jn. 3: 8  . . .  continueth in sin  . . .">committeth</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/8b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Sin.">sin</a> is of the devil; for the devil <sup>c</sup><a href="1_jn/3/8c" mark="c" type="A" title="Gen. 3: 1.">sinneth</a> from the beginning.  For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the <sup>d</sup><a href="1_jn/3/8d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Devil.">devil</a>.
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Whosoever is <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/9a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Man, New, Spiritually Reborn.">born</a> of God <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/9b" mark="b" type="H" title="JST 1 Jn. 3: 9  . . .  doth not continue in sin; for the Spirit of God remaineth in him; and he cannot continue in sin, because he is born of God, having received that holy Spirit of promise.">doth</a> not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
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In this the children of God are <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/10a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR conspicuous, apparent.">manifest</a>, and the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/10b" mark="b" type="A" title="John 8: 44; Acts 13: 10.">children</a> of the devil: whosoever doeth not <sup>c</sup><a href="1_jn/3/10c" mark="c" type="A" title="Matt. 7: 20.">righteousness</a> is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
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For this is the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/11a" mark="a" type="P" title="GR precept, doctrine.">message</a> that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
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Not as <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/12a" mark="a" type="A" title="Jude 1: 11 (7-13).">Cain</a>, <i>who</i> was of that wicked one, and slew his brother.  And wherefore slew he him?  Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
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Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
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We know that we have passed from death unto <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/14a" mark="a" type="A" title="John 5: 24.">life</a>, because we love the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/14b" mark="b" type="C" title="1 Cor. 8: 12; 1 Tim. 6: 2; D&C 45: 5; D&C 108: 7; TG Brotherhood and Sisterhood.">brethren</a>.  He that <sup>c</sup><a href="1_jn/3/14c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Love.">loveth</a> not <i>his</i> brother abideth in <sup>d</sup><a href="1_jn/3/14d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Death, Spiritual, First.">death</a>.
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Whosoever <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/15a" mark="a" type="C" title="Ps. 109: 5 (3-5); TG Hate.">hateth</a> his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/15b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Life, Sanctity of; TG Murder.">murderer</a> hath eternal life abiding in him.
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Hereby perceive we the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="John 10: 15 (14-15); John 15: 13; 1 Ne. 11: 22 (22, 25).">love</a> <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/16b" mark="b" type="H" title="JST 1 Jn. 3: 16  . . .  of Christ  . . ."><i>of</i></a> God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down <i>our</i> lives for the brethren.
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But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/17a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Jn. 4: 20 (20-21).">brother</a> have <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/17b" mark="b" type="A" title="Luke 3: 11.">need</a>, and <sup>c</sup><a href="1_jn/3/17c" mark="c" type="R" title="GR is hardhearted, void of compassion; TG Hardheartedness.">shutteth</a> up his bowels <i>of <sup>d</sup><a href="1_jn/3/17d" mark="d" type="C" title="Mosiah 4: 22 (22-25); TG Compassion.">compassion</a></i> from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
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My little children, let us not love in word, <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/18a" mark="a" type="H" title="JST 1 Jn. 3: 18  . . .  neither in tongue only  . . .">neither</a> in tongue; but in <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/18b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Good Works.">deed</a> and in truth.
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And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
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For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/20a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG God, Intelligence of.">knoweth</a> all things.
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Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, <i>then</i> have we <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/21a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 5: 27.">confidence</a> toward God.
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And whatsoever we <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/22a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Prayer.">ask</a>, we receive of him, because we <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/22b" mark="b" type="A" title="1 Jn. 2: 3.">keep</a> his <sup>c</sup><a href="1_jn/3/22c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Good Works.">commandments</a>, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
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And this is his <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/23a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Commandments of God.">commandment</a>, That we should <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/23b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Faith.">believe</a> on the <sup>c</sup><a href="1_jn/3/23c" mark="c" type="C" title="2 Ne. 25: 20; Mosiah 3: 17; D&C 11: 30; D&C 20: 29; TG Jesus Christ, Taking the Name of.">name</a> of his Son Jesus Christ, and <sup>d</sup><a href="1_jn/3/23d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Family, Love within.">love</a> one another, as he gave us commandment.
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And he that keepeth his commandments <sup>a</sup><a href="1_jn/3/24a" mark="a" type="A" title="John 6: 56; Rom. 8: 9; 1 Cor. 2: 16; 2 Cor. 13: 5; 1 Jn. 4: 13 (7-21).">dwelleth</a> in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he <sup>b</sup><a href="1_jn/3/24b" mark="b" type="A" title="John 14: 23.">abideth</a> in us, by the <sup>c</sup><a href="1_jn/3/24c" mark="c" type="A" title="1 Cor. 2: 10; 1 Thes. 4: 8.">Spirit</a> which he hath given us.
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